Definitions.

§ 124.2 Definitions. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The agency in the Department of Agriculture responsible for licensing veterinary biological products under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act. Applicant. Any person who submits an application or an amendment or supplement to an application under 35 U.S.C. 156 seeking extension of the term of a patent. Due diligence petition. A petition submitted under § 124.30 of this part. Informal hearing. A hearing that is not subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 554, 556, and 557 and that is conducted as provided in 21 U.S.C. 321(x). License applicant. Any person who, in accordance with part 102 of this chapter, submits an application to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a U.S. Veterinary Biological Product License. Patent. A patent issued by the Patent and Trademark Office of the United States Department of Commerce. Person. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, educational institution, State or local government agency, or other organized group of any of the foregoing, or any agent, officer, or employee of any thereof. PTO. The Patent and Trademark Office of the United States Department of Commerce. [58 FR 11369, Feb. 25, 1993, as amended at 68 FR 6346, Feb. 7, 2003]